Tai chi style yoga bag

ABSTRACT

An exercise device in the form of a bag having two ends that hang down over the sides of the chest of a user during use. Each end of the bag is provided with a cavity for receiving weighted substances such as sand or lead. The center of the bag is contoured to fit around the neck and is padded for comfort.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to exercise equipment and moreparticularly to a Tai Chi style yoga bag used for gaining increasedbenefit from deep breathing exercises that includes an elongated baglike device constructed from fabric and adapted to be worn around theneck such that the two ends hang down over both sides of the chest; acenter of the bag being contoured to fit around the neck and is paddedfor comfort; each of the ends of the bag being provided with multiplechannels that are filled with heavy weighted substances such as sand orlead.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Deep breathing exercises can benefit many individuals. It would increasethe effectiveness of these deep breathing exercises to have a resistancemechanism such as weights that are positioned against the chest andwhich provide a resistance during expansion of the deep breathing andwhich serves to assist in expelling air during the exhalation step.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

It is thus an object of the invention to provide a Tai Chi style yogabag that includes an elongated bag like device constructed from fabricand adapted to be worn around the neck such that the two ends hang downover both sides of the chest; a center of the bag being contoured to fitaround the neck and is padded for comfort; each of the ends of the bagbeing provided with multiple channels that are filled with heavyweighted substances such as sand or lead.

Accordingly, a Tai Chi style yoga bag is provided. The Tai Chi styleyoga bag includes an elongated bag like device constructed from fabricand adapted to be worn around the neck such that the two ends hang downover both sides of the chest; a center of the bag being contoured to fitaround the neck and is padded for comfort; each of the ends of the bagbeing provided with multiple channels that are filled with heavyweighted substances such as sand or lead.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

For a further understanding of the nature and objects of the presentinvention, reference should be had to the following detaileddescription, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, inwhich like elements are given the same or analogous reference numbersand wherein:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the Tai Chi style yoga bag of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the Tai Chi style yoga bag in use on arepresentative user.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the Tai Chi style yoga bag showingindividual sand bag weights and the weight receiving pockets.

EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

FIGS. 1 through 3 show various aspects of an exemplary embodiment of theTai Chi style yoga bag of the present invention generally designated 10.Tai Chi yoga bag 10 includes an elongated bag member 12 having a rightend section 14 and a left end section 16 that are connected by a paddedcenter section 18. Each of the end sections 14, 16 includes multiplepockets 20 into which user insertable weights 22 are positioned toadjust the weight of each of the end section 14, 16. In use, the centersection 18 is placed around the neck 26 of the user and end sections 14,16 positioned onto the chest of the user while deep breathing exercisesare performed.

It can be seen from the preceding description that a Tai Chi style yogabag has been provided.

It is noted that the embodiment of the Tai Chi style yoga bag describedherein in detail for exemplary purposes is of course subject to manydifferent variations in structure, design, application and methodology.Because many varying and different embodiments may be made within thescope of the inventive concept(s) herein taught, and because manymodifications may be made in the embodiment herein detailed inaccordance with the descriptive requirements of the law, it is to beunderstood that the details herein are to be interpreted as illustrativeand not in a limiting sense.

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 3. A Tai Chi Yoga Breathing Bag comprising:a first section have a plurality of compartments adapted to receive aflowing weighted material, each of said compartments forming asubstantially planar surface under which said flowing weighted materialcan flow in response to motion of a user, said first section adapted tocover and extend below a right shoulder blade of a user; a secondsection have a plurality of second compartments adapted to receive aflowing weighted material, each of said second compartments forming asubstantially planar surface under which said flowing weighted materialcan flow in response to motion of a user, said second section adapted tocover and extend below a left shoulder blade of a user; and a supportsection connected to the first section and to the second section, saidsupport section having a width that is less than a width of the firstsection, said support section also having a width that is less that awidth of said second section, said support section having a gentlycurved shape to conform with the anatomy of the user.
 4. A Tai Chi YogaBreathing Bag as claimed in claim 3, further comprising additionalflowing weighted material selectively added to each of said first andsecond compartments.
 5. A Tai Chi Yoga Breathing Bag comprising: firstand second weighted compartments, said compartments formed topermanently secure a predefined flowing weighted material therein, saidcompartments extending below a user's shoulder blades, said compartmentsformed by sewing a seam between adjoining compartments, saidcompartments constructed to form an interspace therebetween whenselected to conform to the rising and falling of the ribs of a userperforming tai chi yoga; and a neck connector having a shape adapted torest comfortably on the user's neck, the neck connector connecting thefirst and second weighted compartments.
 6. A method of improvingbreathing while performing Tai Chi Yoga comprising the steps of:providing a weighted material above left and right chest cavity portionsof a user, wherein a space is formed between the weighted material abovethe left chest cavity and the weighted material above the right chestcavity; and connecting the weighted material with a fabric supportedabout the neck of a user, the fabric having a smaller width than thewidth of the weighted material.